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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM 1
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM 2
Documentary

Once Upon A Time In Harlem

October 25 at 12:15pm - October 27

At Film Forum

SoHo, New York

🗽"one of the greatest cinematic works of creative nonfiction" (The New Yorker)
🎉"A house party for the ages... feels excitingly alive" (NY Times)
♿Open Caption screenings available

Step into a time capsule of Black brilliance: this documentary resurrects a 1972 reunion of Harlem Renaissance legends at Duke Ellington's townhouse, where icons like Romare Bearden and Eubie Blake trade sharp memories and settle old scores. Crafted from never-before-seen footage by William Greaves and completed by his son David.

Harlem Renaissance history
Newly restored footage
Critics' favorite
Critic's Pick

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  • Harlem Renaissance history
  • Newly restored footage
  • Critics' favorite
  • Critic's Pick
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